Arguing with Non-Skeptics, Part 2 of 2

Science Talk

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🗓️ 28 July 2010

⏱️ 20 minutes

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A panel discussion on arguing with non-skeptics at the recent Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism in New York City featured James Randi, George Hrab, D. J. Grothe and podcast host Steve Mirsky. Julia Galef moderated. Part 2 of 2. Web sites related to content of this podcast include www.necsscon.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.2	Welcome to Science Talk, the weekly podcast of Scientific American posted on July 28th, 2010,
0:40.9	and to part two of the panel discussion arguing with non-sceptics,
0:45.4	which took place at the Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism here in New York City.
0:50.3	The panelists again were James Randy.
0:52.8	That attracted all the cuckoos.
0:55.4	DJ Grohthy.
0:56.4	No questions should be off limit.
0:58.3	No issues are taboo for the skeptic.
1:00.7	George Rob.
1:01.6	Not falling into the trap of thinking the person you're talking to is an idiot.
1:05.0	And me.
1:05.8	Here's our moderator, Julia Galeff, co-host of Rationally Speaking, the podcast of the New York City Skeptics Group.
1:14.1	Can we talk a little bit about beliefs that are, where people are clinging to them for especially emotional reasons?
1:21.1	Because I think that's one of the hardest things to get past when we're arguing with people.
1:24.9	It really jumps out at you when you listen to sort of the anti-science or anti-sceptic camps,
1:31.7	how much they play on people's emotions like hope and fear.
1:38.5	And it's just such a powerful force.
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